Every year over a million people suffer burn injuries that require medical attention. A Congressional report dated January 24, 2007 found that there are only 128 burn centers in the United States. "The total burn-bed capacity at all burn centers in the United States is 1,835 beds. Burn centers in four States have closed..." Despite this, the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists burns as the sixth leading cause of unintentional accidental deaths.
According to the American Burn Association the average size of a burn injury admitted to a burn center is about 14% of total body surface area. Burns of 10% TBSA or less account for 54% of burn center admissions, while burns of 60% TBSA or more account for 4% of admissions. About 6% of burn center admissions do not survive, most of whom have suffered severe inhalation injury in fires.
Below is the American Burn Associations criteria for referral to a burn unit:
BURN UNIT REFERRAL CRITERIA
A burn unit may treat adults or children or both. Burn injuries that should be referred to a burn unit include the following:
- Partial thickness burns greater than 10% total body surface area (TBSA)
- Burns that involve the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints
- Third-degree burns in any age group
- Electrical burns, including lightning injury
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation injury
- Burn injury in patients with preexisting medical disorders that could complicate management, prolong recovery, or affect mortality
- Any patients with burns and concomitant trauma (such as fractures) in which the burn injury poses the greatest risk of morbidity or mortality. In such cases, if the trauma poses the greater immediate risk, the patient may be initially stabilized in a trauma center before being transferred to a burn unit. Physician judgment will be necessary in such situations and should be in concert with the regional medical control plan and triage protocols
- Burned children in hospitals without qualified personnel or equipment for the care of children
- Burn injury in patients who will require special social, emotional, or long-term rehabilitative intervention
The following are the burn centers located in the United States:
Alabama
Children's Hospital of Alabama Medical Center
1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 939-9398
UAB Burn Center
1619 South 19th Street
Birmingham, AL 35233
(800) 822-6478
University of South Alabama Burn Center
2451 Fillingim Street
Mobile, AL 36617
(334) 471-7520
Alaska
Thermal/Wound Services
Providence Alaska Medical Center
PO Box 196604
Anchorage, AK 99519-6604
(907) 261-365
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
1650 Cowles Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 452-8181
Arizona
Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center
2601 East Roosevelt
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
(602) 344-5726
Email: info@azburncenter.com
http://www.azburncenter.com/
Carondelet Burn / Wound Care Center
1601 W. St. Mary's Road
Tucson, AZ 85745
(520) 740-6047
Arkansas
Arkansas Children's Hospital Burn Center
800 Marshall St.
Little Rock, AR 77202-3591
California
The Grossman Burn Center
1001 North Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 956-2876
University Medical Center-Burn Center
445 South Cedar Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702
(209) 459-4220
Southern California Regional Burn Center at LAC + USC Medical Center
1200 North State Street, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 226-7991
University of California Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 456-5304
University of California at Davis
Regional Burn Center
UCD Medical Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-3636
Inland Counties Regional Burn Center
780 East Gilbert Street
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0935
(909) 387-8029
University of California San Diego Burn Center
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-6222
Bothin Burn Center Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
900 Hyde St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 353-6255
San Francisco General Hospital
Burn Service - 3A
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 206-8814
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Regional Burn Center
751 S. Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 885-6666
The Burn & Wound Center Doctor's Medical Center
2000 Vale Road
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 970-5718
Grossman Burn Center
4929 Van Nuys Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 907-4580
Dameron Hospital Burn Unit
525 Acacia Street
Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 944-5550
Torrance Memorial Burn Center
3330 Lomita Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 517-4736
Colorado
The Children's Hospital Burn Center
1056 E. 19th Avenue
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 861-6604
University Hospital Burn Unit
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
4200 East 9th Avenue
Denver, CO 80262
(303) 372-0001
Western States Burn Center, North Colorado Medical Center
1801 16th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 350-6305
Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital Burn Center
267 Grant St.
Bridgeport, CT 06610-2870 United States
(203) 384-3728
Hartford Hospital
PO Box 5037
Hartford, CT 06102-5037 United States
(860) 545-5555
District of Columbia
Children's National Medical Center -- Burn Unit
111 Michigan Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970 United States
(202) 884-5110
The Burn Center at Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St. NW 4H-ICU
Washington, DC 20010-2931 United States
(202) 877-7241
Florida
Orlando Regional Medical Center -- Burn / Tissue Rehab Unit
1414 South Kuhl Ave
Orlando, FL 32806-2134 United States
(407) 841-5176
Tampa General Hospital -- Tampa Bay Regional Burn Center
PO Box 1289
Tampa, FL 33601 United States
(813) 251-7617
University of Florida -- Shands Burn Center
1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610 United States
(352) 395-0200
University of Miami -- Jackson Memorial Burn Center
1800 NW 10th Ave
Miami, FL 33136 United States
(305) 585-1269
Georgia
Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta
3651 Wheeler Road
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 651-3232
www.doctors-hospital.net
Emory University Burn Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
80 Butler Street
Atlanta, GA 30335
(404) 616-9852
Hawaii
Straub Clinic & Hospital Burn Unit
888 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 522-3731
Illinois
Sumner L. Koch Burn Center
Cook County Hospital
700 S. Wood St, 5th Flr.
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 633-6570
University of Chicago Burn Center
5841 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6736
Loyola University Health System Burn Center
Loyola University Health System
2160 S. First Ave.
Maywood, IL 60153
General Information: (708) 216-9000
http://www.luhs.org/svcline/trauma.htm
Trinity Medical Center Regional Burn and Reconstructive Unit
2701 17th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201-5351
(309) 779-5000
Regional Burn Center
Memorial Medical Center
701 N. 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62781-0001
(217) 788-3325
Indiana
Indiana University Medical Center Burn Center -- Wishard Memorial Hospital
1001 W. Tenth St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2859 United States
(317) 630-6471
Riley Children's Hospital -- Burn Unit
702 Barnhill Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5128 United States
(317) 274-3927
St. Joseph's Medical Center -- Regional Burn Center
700 Broadway
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1402 United States
(219) 425-3570
Iowa
Iowa Methodist Burn Center
1200 Pleasant St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 241-5042
University of Iowa Burn Treatment Center
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Dr., 8JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242-1086
(319) 356-2496
St. Luke's Burn Center
2720 Stone Park Blvd.
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 279-3440
Kansas
Burnett Burn Center
Kansas University Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160-7389
(913) 588-6540
Via Christi Trauma / Burn ICU
929 N. St. Francis Ave.
Wichita, KS 67214-3882
(316) 268-5388
Kentucky
University of Kentucky Hospital
Burn Unit
800 Rose St.
Lexington, KY 40536-0293
(606) 323-5260
Kosair Children's Hospital Burn Unit
P.O. Box 35070
231 East Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40232-5070
(502) 629-6000
University of Louisville Hospital
Burn Unit
530 S. Jackson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 562-3983
Louisiana
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Burn Center
3600 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(504) 387-7716
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Regional Burn Center
1501 Kings Highway
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
(318) 675-6850
Maine
Maine Medical Center -- Special Care Unit
22 Bramhall St.
Portland, ME 04102-3175 United States
(207) 871-2176
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center -- Baltimore Regional Burn Center
4940 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224-2735 United States
(410) 550-0890
Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118-2999 United States
(617) 534-5000
Brigham and Women's Hospital Burn Center
75 Francis St.
Boston, MA 02115-6195 United States
(617) 732-7715
Massachusetts General Hospital -- Sumner Redstone Burn Center
Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114 United States
(617) 726-3354
Shriners Burns Institute -- Boston Unit
51 Blossom St.
Boston, MA 02114-2623 United States
(617) 722-3000
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA 01655-0002 United States
(508) 856-0011
Michigan
University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
1C-421-UH
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0033
Telephone: (734) 936-9666
E-Mail: traumaburn@umich.edu
http://www.traumaburn.org/traumaburn/
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Burn Center
3901 Beaubien Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48236
(313) 745-5678
The Burn Center
Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 745-3078
HMC Burn Unit
Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI 48503-5993
Spectrum Health Regional Burn Center
1840 Wealthy SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Bronson Burn Center
252 East Lovell, Box 46
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(616) 341-6485
St. Mary's Medical Center
Burn Trauma Intensive Care Unit
830 S. Jefferson Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48601
(517) 776-8620
Minnesota
Miller-Dwan Burn Center
502 E. 2nd St.
Duluth, MN 55805
(218) 720-1215
Hennepin County Medical Center
Burn Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 347-2915
Regions Hospital
640 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 254-3456
http://www.regionshospital.com/Regions/Menu/0,1640,3033,00.html
Mississippi
Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center
Delta Regional Medical Center
1400 E. Union St.
Greenville, MI 38701
(601) 334-2514
Missouri
George David Peak Memorial Burn Center
One Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
(573) 882-7994
Children's Mercy Hospital
Burn Unit
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 234-3520
St. John's Regional Health Center
Burn Unit
1235 E. Cherokee
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 885-2974
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University Medical Center
One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza, Ste. 6104
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-7000
St. John's Mercy Medical Center
Burn Center
615 S. New Ballas Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 569-6055
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Burn Center
One Children's Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 454-6022
Montana
St. Vincent Hospital & Health Center
PO Box 35200
Billings, MT 59107-5200 United States
(406) 657-7000
Nebraska
St. Elizabeth Regional Burn Center
555 South 70th St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 219-7680
Nebraska Health System
Clarkson Hospital/University Hospital Burn Center
4350 Dewey Avenue
Omaha, NE 68105-1018
(402) 552-2876
Nevada
Lion's Burn Care Center
1800 W. Charleston
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 383-2268
New Jersey
Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Ave.
Hackensack, NJ 07601-1991 United States
(201) 996-2000
St. Barnabas Medical Center -- Burn Center
101 Old Short Hills Rd.
Livingston, NJ 07039 United States
(973) 533-5920
New Mexico
New Mexico Regional Burn Center
2211 Lomas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(888) 866-7257
New York
Jacobi Medical Center -- Burn Unit
Pelham Parkway South & Eastchester Rd.
Bronx, NY 10461 United States
(718) 918-6606
Erie County Medical Center -- Burn Treatment Center
462 Grider St.
Buffalo, NY 14215-3098 United States
(716) 898-5231
Nassau County Medical Center -- Burn Center
2201 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11554-5400 United States
(516) 572-3207
St. Joseph's Hospital
555 E. Market St.
Elmira, NY 14901-3256 United States
(607) 733-6541
New York Hospital Burn Center
525 E. 68th St.
New York, NY 10021-4873 United States
(212) 746-5317
Strong Memorial Hospital -- University of Rochester School of Medicine
601 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14642-0001 United States
(716) 275-2100
University Hospital Burn Center
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0001 United States
(516) 444-2270
SUNY Health Science Center -- Burn Unit
750 E. Adams St.
Syracuse, NY 13210-2306 United States
(315) 464-6083
Westchester County Medical Center
Grasslands Reservation
Valhalla, NY 10595-1689 United States
(914) 493-7000
Good Samaritan Hospital Burn Program
800 Montauk Hwy.
West Islip, NY 11795-4919 United States
(516) 587-9700
North Carolina
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center / UNC Hospitals
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 966-3693
http://viper.med.unc.edu/surgery/burncent/
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center Burn Center
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
(336) 716-2038
Ohio
C. R. Boeckman Regional Burn Center
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
(330) 379-8224
The Shriners Hospitals for Children
Cincinnati Burns Hospital
3229 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 872-6000
University of Cincinnati Hospital
Burn Special Care Unit
234 Goodman St.
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0818
(513) 558-8199
MetroHealth Medical Center
Comprehensive Burn Care Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109
(216) 778-5643
Columbus Children's Hospital Burn Unit
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 722-4290
Ohio State University Hospitals
Burn Center
410 W. 10th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1228
(614) 293-8000
Miami Valley Hospital
Regional Adult Burn Center
One Wyoming St.
Dayton, OH 45409-2722
(937) 208-2126
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Burn Care Center
2213 Cherry St.
Toledo, OH 43608-2691
(419) 251-4734
Oklahoma
Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
940 NE 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(405) 271-4733
Intregris Baptist Burn Center
3300 N. W. Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4481
(405) 949-3345
Alexander Burn Center
Hillcrest Medical Center
1120 S. Utica Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 579-4580
Oregon
Oregon Burn Center
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
2801 N. Gantenbein Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 413-4232
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Hospital Burn Center
PO Box 689
Allentown, PA 18105-1556
(610) 402-8734
St. Agnes Medical Center
1900 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19145-2304
(215) 339-4100
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children -- Pediatric Burn Center
Erie Ave. at Front St.
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 427-5000
Temple University Hospital -- Temple Burn Center
Broad & Ontario Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 707-2876
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
1400 Locust St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 232-8111
Western Pennsylvania Hospital -- Burn Trauma Center
4800 Friendship Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 578-5274
Crozer-Chester Medical Center -- Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Ctr.
One Medical Center Blvd.
Upland, PA 19013 United States
(610) 447-2800
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903-4923
(401) 444-4000
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Burn Center
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-3681 (Adult)
(843) 792-3851 (Pediatric)
South Dakota
McKennan Hospital
800 E. 21st Street
P.O. Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
(605) 322-2400
Tennessee
Erlanger Health Systems Burn Unit
975 E. Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 778-7881
Firefighters Regional Burn Center
The Med, 890 Madison Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 545-8090
Vanderbilt Burn Center
1611 21st Ave. South
S-4400 MCN
Nashville, TN 37232-2165
(615) 322-4590
Texas
Spahn Memorial Medical Center
2606 Hospital Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(512) 902-4360
Southwestern Regional Burn Center
Parkland Memorial Hospital
University of Texas
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235-9136
(214) 590-7635
University of Texas Medical Branch
Blocker Burn Center
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-2023
Hermann Burn Center
6411 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 704-4350
Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center
602 Indiana Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79417
(806) 743-3406
US Army Institute of Surgical Research
3400 Rawley E. Chambers Ave
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio, TX 78234-5012
(210) 916-2720
Vermont
Fletcher Allen Health Care -- Medical Ctr. Hospital Campus -- Burn Program
111 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05402 United States
(802) 656-2304
Virginia
DeCamp Burn Center
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Lee Street
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(804) 924-2876
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Burn Trauma Unit
600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 668-3117
Evans Haynes Burn Center
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Box 985872
Richmond, VA 23298
(804) 828-2876
Retreat Wound Healing Center - Burn Program
2621 Grove Ave.
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 254-5403
Washington
University of Washington Burn Center/ Harborview
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 731-3000
http://faculty.washington.edu/engrav/#BC
Sacred Heart Medical Center Burn Program
W. 101 8th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 455-4684
Firefighter's Burn Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
1717 South J Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 591-6677
West Virginia
Cabell Huntington Hospital Burn Unit
1340 Hal Greer Blvd.
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 526-2390
Wisconsin
St. Mary's Hospital -- Burn Unit
2323 N. Lake Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-4508 United States
(414) 291-1163
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics -- Rehabilitation Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792-0001 United States
(608) 263-8640
